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Articles Tagged "Management"

Aug 19, 2010 Healthcare accreditation readiness at a moment's notice

An unannounced visit from The Joint Commission means a healthcare provider must be able to produce key documentation upon request. With an enterprise content management system integrated with its EMR, a provider can quickly access everything from staff credentials to equipment maintenance reports. by Daria Byrne

Aug 19, 2010 Document witchcraft gets man in hot water

A man forged his own death certificate to avoid a recent court case. An enterprise document management system could have alerted the court the document had been faked. by Brett Chalmers

Aug 04, 2010 Seven steps to creating an auditing compliance plan

Compliance audits can be complex and often daunting. With a plan in place and the technology to manage documents efficiently, they don't have to be overwhelming. Here are some best practices that can make audits manageable. by Stephanie Eaton

Aug 04, 2010 Facing compliance audits with confidence

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) spending is expected to hit $29.8 billion this year, a big part of which goes for compliance audits. Having a well conceived compliance plan and the right technology, employees can quickly meet auditors' requests and be confident all appropriate documents can be easily provided. by Stephanie Eaton

Jun 24, 2010 ECM mergers and acquisitions are remaking the industry

The acquisition of Perceptive Software by Lexmark has people discussing the impact from recent M&A activity on clients and the industry. by Paul Carman

Jun 18, 2010 Preparing for recovery before facing disaster

Recent floods throughout the U.S. are a reminder that without a disaster recovery plan essential company data, particularly paper documents, will be lost. Cedar Fall Utilities was able to restart its business the day after a flood filled its buildings, in part, because it had a document management sytstem protecting key financial and customer records. by Phil White

May 27, 2010 Five things to know for a large-scale ECM deployment

There are special considerations when your enterprise content management solution needs to be able to scale up to hundreds, even thousands of users, and millions of documents. by Tony Clark

May 12, 2010 Running fast and hard on a large-scale ECM

When your enterprise content management system must process 5 million documents a month, and up to 200,000 a day, it needs to be built on a scale most organizations can't imagine. Pharmacy services provider Omnicare has a multi-threaded C++ server architecture and eight quad core processors, giving instant refresh times even with 1,600 concurrent users. by Phil White

Apr 12, 2010 Keeping deep knowledge from being lost

With the rapid retirement of baby boomers, American business is dealing with an unprecedented knowledge drain. Some companies are using the exodus as motivation to incorporate their expertise into computer processes and make it available throughout their organizations. by Sascha Ohler

Apr 01, 2010 SaaS use grows as security concerns are overcome

Records managers naturally are concerned about data that resides outside their own firewalls. Experts say that if buyers do their due diligence, cloud computing and SaaS can provide financial benefits and peace of mind. by Eric Palmer

Mar 25, 2010 Campuses save trees while serving students more efficiently

Some institutions that have moved toward paperless administrative departments can point to dramatically increased efficiencies, with savings in time and money. But the same software that improved their operations has significantly lightened their environmental impact. by Phil White

Feb 12, 2010 Legality of digital copies

There are two often asked questions when it comes to digital images and the legal system. by Eric Palmer

Feb 12, 2010 New CMIS standard helps companies tie together ECM systems

A new technology standard is expected to help companies more easily tie together their enterprise content management systems, whether legacy, current or future. by Brett Chalmers

Feb 10, 2010 Some stimulus funds remain for higher ed

Colleges and universities hoping to get an IT project back on track, might find there is still stimulus money to help. by Ken Berlack

Jan 08, 2010 Using software to change a culture

The construction industry is slow to adopt new technology, but leaders at JE Dunn Construction Company decided an enterprise content management system would be key to consolidating the cultures of six independent operating companies into "One Dunn." by Eric Palmer

Jan 04, 2010 Setting world standards

As a U.S. delegate to the ISO, I have seen how ISO standards help both private and public sector organizations guide business practices that raise customer and constituent confidence. by Kevin Joerling

Dec 18, 2009 Putting the local back in local banking

As banking groups large and small look for ways to recapture public trust, some are finding they can use high tech to achieve high touch. by Sascha Ohler

Nov 01, 2009 So you want to be the boss

The way you get into the position of "calling the shots" has nothing to do with ownership and everything to do with distributing your authority to others. by Tim Helton

Nov 01, 2009 Court ruling on metadata a wake-up call to some organizations

When a national wireless company got sued for age discrimination, it wasn't e-mail that lawyers wanted, it was metadata and a judge made them produce it. by Eric Palmer

Nov 01, 2009 Early adopters use technology to keep track of foreign students

Institutions are looking for ways to comply with new immigration rules while maintaining student privacy and trust. Those that can handle the documents electronically are finding the process less onerous. by Phil White